We had a tap that leaked so we had to turn the water off at source. The main water tap is in a concrete basin, together with the meter, near the gate. Normally it is barely visible except for once a year, July, when I hurriedly have it cleared so they can read the meter. Otherwise we get fined and there is nothing like the threat of a fine to get something done.
Once opened we found five of the black and yellow salamanders. Such a surprise and I hope we didn’t disturb them too much.
This is not one of the five, as I didn’t have my camera (or phone) but one I took previously.
A Garden in the Morvan 